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Characteristics of supercontinuum generationin tapered fibers using femtosecond laser pulses
Drawing single mode fibers over a flame generates tapered fibers with waist diameters of approximately 1–3 micrometers and waist lengths of up to 90 mm. We demonstrate how the profile of such tapered fibers ca...
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Cholic acid and ursodeoxycholic acid therapy in primary biliary cirrhosis
We treated 6 patients with Stage II primary biliary cirrhosis with cholic acid (CA) 10 mg · kg−1 per day for 3 months and then with the same dose of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA). A matching group of 6 patients was...
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Article
Gallstones in acromegalic patients undergoing different treatment regimens
The frequency of gallstones during longterm treatment with the somatostatin analogue octreotide reported in different studies varies from 0% to 50%, the reason for this variation being unknown. Therefore, we e...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Medical Treatment of Cholesterol Gallstones: Present and Future
For 15 years it has been possible to dissolve cholesterol gallstones with chenodeoxycholic acid or ursodeoxycholic acid. There are now about 30 different chenodeoxycholic and ursodeoxycholic acid preparations ...
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Gallstone dissolution with ursodeoxycholic acid in patients with chronic active hepatitis and two years follow-up
Chemical dissolution of cholesterol gallstones using ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) in six patients with histologically confirmed HBsAg-negative chronic active hepatitis was started after a minimum of one year of th...
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Clinical examination, laparoscopy and histology in the diagnosis of liver diseases A prospective study in 900 patients
The prospective study performed in 900 patients has shown that histological examination of liver tissue is most important in the diagnosis of diffuse-parenchymatous disorders. The accuracy rate reaches over 90%.
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Blind liver biopsy or guided biopsy? A prospective study
Blind liver biopsy is sufficient for patients with diffuse-parenchymatous liver diseases. The accuracy rate of guided, laparoscopic liver biopsy is not enhanced.